Ladies we Love: Rock Climber Jewell Lund

January 29th, 2015 • BY Erinn Morgan

[This Ladies we Love profile is the eleventh installment in our monthly series featuring the highly inspiring roster of female athlete ambassadors from Outdoor Research. They are skiers, climbers, mountaineers, and more—all breaking down barriers and pushing the edge.]

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We love Jewell Lund, her rock star name, her ice climbing ways, her subtle sense of humor, and her plan to caffeinate the nation—properly. When she’s not roasting coffee for Silver Bean Coffee Co. in Salt Lake City, she can be found climbing on rock or ice. Or, exploring her new-found passion of alpine climbing.

Here, this rock climber tells us how to get started ice climbing, about her scariest climbing experience, and the details on her coffee roasting exploits.

WomensMovement.com: What got you into climbing?

Jewell Lund: I had an awesome group of girlfriends in high school. We got into lots of outdoor sports together—mountain biking, snowboarding, backpacking, and climbing every so often.

But I really got into climbing after a summer spent working for Dave Hansen Whitewater in Jackson, Wyoming. I loved working with them and the summer was a total blast, but I got almost no climbing in since so much time was spent on the river.

After working for the summer I traveled to Nepal, so, all said, I had about a 6-month break from climbing. When I returned, I realized how much I’d missed it, and the hobby quickly grew into a passion.

 

WM: Scariest climbing experience (alpine, rock, or ice)?

Jewell Lund: One time while rappelling a route the ice had warmed so much some hangers calved off and fell around me. I felt like I was in a shooting gallery. I didn’t get hurt but I easily could have. Ice is an incredibly powerful medium.

 

WM: Most addicting thing about ice climbing?

Jewell Lund: The most addicting thing about ice climbing is how ephemeral it is. The fact that we can climb up what is running water most of the year still blows my mind every time I climb.  

WM: Can you please give us some tips on how to get started if we want to try ice climbing?

Jewell Lund: I think the most important step you can make when starting ice climbing is finding a mentor. When I started ice climbing I felt so lucky to have a mentor because I didn’t even know what I didn’t know.

A safe and experienced mentor is incredibly helpful. If you don’t know an experienced ice climber, there are several ice climbing festivals that offer affordable clinics each year—Bozeman, Ouray, and Mt. Washington are some of my favorites.

These clinics are typically taught by pro athletes teamed up with local guides, and combined they can share a lot with you. The festivals are also a great chance to demo a bunch of gear, so you know what you like before you buy anything.

 

WM: Can you tell us a bit about your coffee roasting exploits?

Jewell Lund: I get to roast coffee for a local company in Salt Lake City called Silver Bean, and it is so much fun. Roasting is the perfect blend of art and science.

I get to geek out on how air pressure, temperature and humidity will affect my roast, but then I also get to be creative and try different heat profiles or new blends. Best of all, I get to brew it up and drink it afterwards.

I have a dialed system for brewing coffee with an Aeropress while on climbing trips, and my climbing partners have all chuckled at what a nerd I am about drinking coffee on the glacier.

WM: Go-to in-your-pack energy snack?

Jewell Lund: Energy snacks! I eat inordinate amounts of Pro Bars. I have also found that when we stop to brew up on route, mixing a couple Starbucks Vias and a heaping scoop of protein powder in a hot water bottle can do amazing things.

 

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